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New York MTA to Lay off 9000+ Workers.

Almost 15 million commuters who rely on MTA will end up paying extra while waiting longer.

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Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) is planning to undergo service reduction due to lack of federal funding and economic losses due to pandemic there will be a layoff of 9,367 employees

40% of job cuts for subway and buses and 50% for surrounding computer railways will be implemented. It is also expected that fares will increase if monetary aid is not arranged from Washington.

Almost 15 million commuters who rely on MTA will end up paying extra while waiting longer. Almost one-third of mass transit users in the US will be facing the brunt of this layoff of 13% of its workers.

Because of a decrease in footfall this decision was taken to cut cost. According to estimates MTA commuters will not reach peak 80% till 2024.

MTS is seeking 12 billion dollars in federal aid to meet the budget and will have to borrow 3 billion dollars next year to balance the budget deficet.American public transport association estimated that empty will need 32 billion dollar emergency funding.


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